NOTICE DATE:  January 7, 2010

NOTICE TYPE:  W-B120209-02 Operations

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Initial determination of RMR status for City of Garland Spencer 4 and 5

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  ERCOT Market Participants

DAY AFFECTED:  January 7, 2010

LONG DESCRIPTION:  The City of Garland submitted a Notice of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for Spencer 4 and 5 on December 1, 2009. ERCOT has reviewed and analyzed the NSO for these units and is issuing its initial determination that one or both of these Resources may be needed for Reliability Must Run (RMR) Service. ERCOT will continue to evaluate its initial study results and will issue its final determination in February 2010.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  ERCOT has posted the analysis performed to arrive at its determination at the following link: https://tmlretail.ercot.com/ercot/Participants/PublicMarketInfo/RMR.htm. You must have an ERCOT digital certificate to access this site.

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